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Change line 19 to....."1 liter (l) = 0.264 gal."
Change line 25 to....."10 = 101 =centi--ten"
LABORATORY 1
Page 20: Add this sentence to the end of item 3b....."Assume that the volume of water stored in ice and snow is negligible, because the USGS estimates that it equals only 2% of the volume of the world's ocean."
LABORATORY 2
Page 32: Change item 1 to....."1. Study the crystals of quartz (var. amethyst) and halite in figures 2.1A and 2.18, then complete item 1 on Worksheet 2 (page 45)."
Page 45: Change item 1b to....."b. Halite (Figure 2.18)?"
Page 47: Change the first sentence in item 11a to....."a. A mineral can be scratched by calcite, but not by your fingernail."
LABORATORY 3
Page 57: Locate the yellow-pink line for Porphyritic texture in Figure 3.4. Change
"PORPHYRITIC GRANITE" to "PORPHYRITIC RHYOLITE OR GRANITE,"
"PORPHYRITIC DIORITE" to "PORPHYRITIC ANDESITE OR DIORITE," and
"PORPHYRITIC GABBRO" to "PORPHYRITIC BASALT OR GABBRO" as shown below.
LABORATORY 5
Page 105: Change the first sentence of the third paragraph to....."Blueschist and eclogite facies both develop under conditions of high pressure and low-medium temperature, though eclogite is of higher grade than blueschist."
Page 109: Change the word "Texture(s)" in the table for item 3, to "Textural Name."
LABORATORY 6
Page 122: Change the black vertical bars on Figure 6.11 to show that reptiles range from early Pennsylvanian to the present time, and that amphibians range from late Devonian to the present time.
LABORATORY 7
Page 132: In lines 8 and 9 of the fourth paragraph in the left-hand column, change "seconds" to "minutes." On the next line of the same sentence, change the word "minutes" to "seconds."
Page 132: There should be only 180 degrees visible along the equator in Figure 7.1 instead of 200 degrees. See Figure 13.10 on page 256 for a correct map.
Page 133: Add points "C" and "D" to the left-hand portion of Figure 7.2, as shown below.
Page 134: Change item 4 to....."4. Review how the location of point X in Figure 7.3C was determined using PLS shorthand (see figure caption for Figure 7.3). Then determine the location of the letter N of the north arrow in Figure 7.3B using PLS short
hand."
Page 134: Change item 5 to....."5. How many acres are present in Section 11 in Figure 7.3B?"
Page 134: Change item 6 to....."6. Imagine that you wanted to purchase the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of sec. 11 in Figure 7.3C. If the land costs $500 per acre, then how much must you pay for the entire property? Explain."
Page 147: Cross out the sentences after items 4, 5, and 6, so that only blank spaces remain.
Page 148: Ignore the bold contour lines on the map in item 14, and then mark each contour line with its correct elevation.
LABORATORY 13
Page 250: Change the time at the end of the figure caption for Figure 13.3 from
"8:11:3" to "8:11:4."
Page 253: The famous New Madrid earthquakes occurred in 1811-1812. Change the last word of the left-hand column and the first two words of the right-hand column from "1911-1912" to "1811-1812."
Page 256: In item 6, change "follow steps a, b, and c" to....."follow steps 1, 2, and 3 as you did for the Dallas example on page 250."
LABORATORY 14
Page 266: Change the long, thin black arrow on the middle fold (plunging syncline) of Figure 14.5 so it points in the same direction as the same type of arrows in the other two folds (toward the top of the page). All three folds plunge toward the top
of the page and the back of the block diagram.
Page 271: In item 11, change "Model 4" to....."Model 3."
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